This week, our AfricInvest team contributed to pivotal discussions on #sustainableinvesting and #innovation in Africa! Ann Wyman took part in a panel highlighting the transformative power of private capital in driving meaningful impact across the continent, at the AVCA - The African Private Capital Association Sustainable Investing in Africa Summit in London. Lavanya Anand participated in the "Venture Capital’s Impact on Fintech Evolution in Africa" panel at AFSIC - Investing in Africa, focusing on how innovative fintech solutions are reshaping the financial landscape. Yassine OUSSAIFI discussed the burgeoning world of African Tech at BIG in Paris, organised by Bpifrance, delving into strategies to attract investors to the region. We were inspired by the dialogue and ideas exchanged at these conferences and remain steadfast in our commitment to driving sustainable investment and innovation in Africa. #ImpactInvesting #AfricanTech Albert Alsina, Jocelyn Mackie, Karima Ola, Kola A., Dr. Dotun Olowoporoku, Alvaro Perezcano, Uwem U., Tayo Oviosu, Eva Yazhari, Elodie Doussa, Marie-Catherine Mollay, Isabelle Bébéar, Vincent Previ, Élisabeth Moreno, Clémence Kolb, Khaled Benjennet
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AfricInvest was founded in the early 1990s, an investment and financial services company. Uniquely positioned as one of the most experienced private equity investors on the continent, AfricInvest has dedicated investment teams focused on Africa, and employs more than 90 professionals in eleven offices . AfricInvest raised USD 1.9 bn across 21 funds and benefits from strong, long-term support from both local and international investors, including leading development finance institutions in the United States and Europe. Having co-founded the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) as well as the Emerging Markets GPCA (Former EMPEA) and the Euromed Capital Forum, the firm is an active promotor of the private equity industry in the region. Since the beginning, AfricInvest has invested in more than 180 companies across 25 African countries in a variety of high growth sectors and maintains a broad network of high-quality executives across Africa, offering extensive expertise in key growth industries, including financial services, agribusiness, consumer/retail, education, and healthcare.
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رابط خارجي لـ AfricInvest Group
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- شركة يملكها عدد قليل من الأشخاص
- تم التأسيس
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التحديثات
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🌍 Inspired by our collaboration with The Bridgespan Group, we are excited to share their latest article on the transformative impact of investing in Africa. The Multiple of Impact tool, which we have developed together, allows us and the wider investment community to rigorously capture and communicate the full spectrum of impact—both positive and negative, social as well as environmental. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e5GGZmfr
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AfricInvest is thrilled to announce the final close of its pan-African Transform Health Fund (THF), an innovative blended-finance fund launched in partnership with the Health Finance Coalition. THF exceeded its initial target, raising $111 million to improve access to affordable quality healthcare for underserved populations in sub-Saharan Africa. The successful closing allows the Fund to expand its investment into locally-led health supply chains, care delivery, and digital solutions in Africa, providing debt and mezzanine financing to scale proven high-impact health enterprises. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dEACuyDk Philips, MSD South Africa, MSD Sub Saharan Africa, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, Grand Challenges Canada, Ceniarth, Chemonics International, FSD Africa, IFC - International Finance Corporation, Fundacion ANESVAD, Global Health Investment Corporation, NETRI Foundation, Proparco, Skoll Foundation, Swedfund International, UBS Optimus Foundation, USAID - Center for Innovation and Impact (CII), ImpactAssets
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AfricInvest proudly celebrates KaiOS Technologies, Inc., one of our Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund's portfolio companies, in their groundbreaking partnership with Mastercard. This collaboration aims to empower SMEs by integrating affordable digital payment solutions into KaiOS smart feature phones. By simplifying payment acceptance in Africa and other emerging markets, we're one step closer to fostering financial inclusion and a connected global economy. 🌍💳 #SMEs #FinancialInclusion
We’re excited to announce our partnership with Mastercard in our initiative to support #SMEs in #emergingmarkets to adopt digital payments. With Mastercard’s payment solutions integration into KaiOS affordable smart feature phones, businesses will seamlessly accept payments via Mastercard QR Pay by Link, with Tap & Go contactless payments technology in the near future. Starting in Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire, this game-changing partnership aims to bring millions of merchants closer to financial inclusion, making digital payments accessible and fueling a connected global economy. #acceptance #digitaleconomy Read more at https://lnkd.in/ed7FrN88
Mastercard and KaiOS partner to simplify acceptance for millions of SMEs in emerging markets
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AfricInvest is thrilled to have hosted its 2024 Investor Day in Nairobi this week! With the theme, “Back to the Future”, the event was an opportunity to both look back on the firm’s 30 year history, as well as to reflect on how our decisions today will influence the future. We had the honour of welcoming Ambassador Macharia Kamau, Ambassador and Special Envoy of the East Africa Community Facilitator on DRC and co-author of “Transforming Multilateral Diplomacy”, as our keynote speaker. We thank him for his captivating address on the origin of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which have become a fundamental guide for the private sector over 10 years. The day was filled with engaging discussions on topics such as Climate Smart Agriculture, Affordable and Accessible Healthcare and Sustainable Mobility. The panels underscored the importance of innovation to tackle the challenges that lie ahead of us and drive sustainable development in #Africa. We are deeply grateful to our investors, investee companies and partners without whom this 30th anniversary celebration would never have been possible. Thank you to all those who were able to attend! Together, let's continue to push boundaries and innovate for the future of our continent! #Partnership Aziz Mebarek Ziad Oueslati George Odo Ann Wyman Jean-Paul Ntungicimpaye Clémence Kolb Housseini Dara Dali Lakhoua Khalil Lakhoua Aicha Zakraoui Ilona R. Alison Klein Silafrica I&M Bank Ltd AutoXpress Kenya Insta Products (EPZ), Ltd. USAID ThirdWay Partners Open Startup The Bridgespan Group CMGP.CAS Regen Organics Moove BasiGo Rex Insurance Limited Britam Jems Group AURA Onafriq
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Our Senior Partner and AVCA Board Member Ann Wyman will be speaking on the ‘Capital with a Cause’ panel at the AVCA - The African Private Capital Association Sustainable Investing in Africa Summit in London on Thursday 10th October. Join her and other industry leaders as they work together to shape a greener, more inclusive future in Africa! 🔗 Book your tickets: https://lnkd.in/dM-29S4G #AVCASummit2024 #SustainableInvesting
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Today, investment strategies that combine strong financial returns with high multiples of impact are no longer just aspirations, they have become an evidence-backed reality. Still, much greater scaling of institutional investment in impact-focused strategies is required in order to further drive sustainable development in Africa and beyond. To further identify leaders in impact investment, the Financial Times and The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) yesterday published a curated list of 100+ impact investors, including AfricInvest Group, and highlighting some of our most impactful strategies. In accompanying articles, FT journalist Sarah Murray and GIIN's co-founder and CEO Amit Bouri report that impact investment is indeed gaining significant momentum among mainstream investors, and more is needed. The FT/GIIN initiative marks an important step toward this goal and provides a useful resource for investors to align their portfolios with impactful and sustainable solutions. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ehZAN34A #ImpactInvesting #SustainableFinance #FinancialTimes #InvestingForImpact #GlobalGoals #ImpactInvestorList2024
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Thank you Theresa Huth and the ich.tv team for coming to visit us and for your kind words! It was wonderful to collaborate on this project and showcase Landor’s success story.
🎉 Exciting, inspiring, emotional: that's what the past week was like for me. Together with Daniel Beykirch and Thorsten Thor from ich.tv, I visited Tunisia to shoot the new customer testimonial video for DEG starring DEG’s customer, the investment platform AfricInvest Group, and its portfolio company LAND'OR SA. It was a very exciting and extremely rewarding experience. Because it made me realize once again: ❕ Taking the time to look back on successes instead of always looking at the next todo is so important. That's what we were able to do last week, during the interviews with Anis KALLEL and Aicha Zakraoui (both in the picture!) and Land'Or's CEO Hatem Denguezli, where we could all reflect about the great things DEG, AfricInvest Group and LAND'OR SA have achieved together, concerning #Impact and #Climate. That was a real motivation, not just for me, but for everyone involved. ❕ Food unites us all and lets us learn from each other. At lunch or dinner, up to six nations sat together at the table and most of the time the conversation turned to favorite foods and drinks or culinary specialties. I, for my part, learned a lot about Tunisian food culture. Thank you, Emna Harbaoui, Andrés Rodríguez, Julian Joensson, Isabella Bastiani, Ann Wyman and Ahlem, for your enthusiastic explanations about #Bsissa, Tunisia's "breakfast for champions" and the Bsissa care package. And for allowing us to learn how couscous should actually be prepared and taste. #InstantCouscousIsACrime 🎞 After these great experiences, it's now time to review the material so that we can present the results of our video shoot soon. Stay tuned! ❤️ Thanks again to the teams from AfricInvest and Land'or (Nadia ETISS🇵🇸) for everything you made possible in the short time, for the friendly welcome in your country and that you took such good care of us. #teamDeginvestAfricInvestLandOr
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📣 Exciting Partnership Announcement! AfricInvest and ThirdWay Partners are joining forces to drive climate finance in Africa, focusing on innovative solutions that build environmental and societal resilience. Our partnership aims to address climate adaptation and mitigation in the agrifood value chain, sustainable mobility, and green building sectors. By combining our strengths, we will aim to catalyze climate financing to support sustainable development across the continent. With AfricInvest’s 30-year legacy of investing through innovative structures to support growing businesses with sustainable employment potential and ThirdWay Partners' proven expertise in impact advisory and investment, we are set to create lasting, positive change across Africa. We are thrilled to embark on this journey and make a significant impact on the communities most vulnerable to climate change. #ClimateFinance #SustainableDevelopment #AfricInvest #ThirdWayPartners #GreenFuture #ClimateResilience #Africa Aziz Mebarek Karim Trad Ziad Oueslati Hakim Khelifa Ann Wyman Azza Khalfallah Luisa Carpenter Chaima Ben Mahmoud Gonçalo Neves-Correia Maarten Weehuizen Lucía González Rodríguez-Sahagún Aashna Shah
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We’re thrilled to announce that AfricInvest Private Credit (APC) has closed a €9.3 million facility with Oikocredit. This strategic partnership will enable APC to reach an even larger number of African SMEs which are often underserved by mainstream financial institutions. Providing tailored financing solutions and capacity-building initiatives, APC aims to create sustainable growth and development for its portfolio companies and the communities they serve. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Oikocredit for their trust and confidence. To learn more, read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/dDnPUJNP